Learn how to get and use naloxone (Narcan®)

If you’re having a medical emergency, call 911.

Overview

Opioids are a class of drugs that relieve pain. When appropriately prescribed by a doctor, opioids help the brain block the feeling of pain. Misusing opioids can cause addiction, overdose, and sometimes death.

What’s naloxone?

Naloxone is a prescription medicine that reverses opioid overdoses. It temporarily blocks the effect of opioids and helps a person to start breathing again. The drug is also sold under the brand names Narcan and Evzio.

Signs of an overdose

Slow, shallow, or no detectable breathing

Unresponsive or unconscious

Pale, blue, or gray lips, face, and/or nail beds

Loud snoring or gurgling noise

Vomiting

Slow or no pulse

Who

Although naloxone is a prescription medication, Pennsylvania – like many states – has passed laws making it available as a standing order. A standing order prescription allows pharmacists in Pennsylvania to dispense naloxone without requiring an individual prescription.

Kensingston Storefront Narcan Trainings

Overdose deaths are now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, surpassing automobile accidents.

Join Elvis Rosado of Prevention Point Philadelphia for an important presentation about the life-saving medication, naloxone (Narcan), which can reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Participants will learn:

—How to identify symptoms of an overdose,—What to do when someone overdoses, and—How to administer naloxone.

These trainings are free, and the first 20 participants will receive a FREE Narcan kit.

Feb

25

Event

PDPH Overdose Awareness & Reversal Training

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Fumo Family Library, 2437 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, USA

Event

PDPH Overdose Awareness & Reversal Training

With Philadelphia, and the nation, in the grips of an opioid overdose crisis, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is now offering FREE training on overdose awareness and overdose reversal using naloxone, or Narcan.

Trainings will be held at the Fumo Family Library.

Drug abuse and overdoses are an ongoing crisis in Philadelphia, killing more than 1200 people in 2017. The Medical Examiner reports that 88% of our fatal overdoses involve opioids, including heroin and fentanyl. This training will teach you concrete actions you can take to help combat the opioid crisis and prevent fatal overdoses. Trainees will learn:

Information about the current state of the opioid crisis in Philadelphia

Potential risk factors for opioid overdose

Signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose

Information about naloxone including: what it is, how to use it, & where to get it*

The medical protocol for responding to an opioid overdose

Information about PA's Standing Order for Naloxone, Act 139, and the Good Samaritan protection

PDPH Overdose Awareness & Reversal Training

With Philadelphia, and the nation, in the grips of an opioid overdose crisis, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is now offering FREE training on overdose awareness and overdose reversal using naloxone, or Narcan.

Trainings will be held at the Haverford Library at 5543 Haverford Ave.

Drug abuse and overdoses are an ongoing crisis in Philadelphia, killing more than 1200 people in 2017. The Medical Examiner reports that 88% of our fatal overdoses involve opioids, including heroin and fentanyl. This training will teach you concrete actions you can take to help combat the opioid crisis and prevent fatal overdoses. Trainees will learn:

Information about the current state of the opioid crisis in Philadelphia

Potential risk factors for opioid overdose

Signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose

Information about naloxone including: what it is, how to use it, & where to get it*

The medical protocol for responding to an opioid overdose

Information about PA's Standing Order for Naloxone, Act 139, and the Good Samaritan protection

Through the ‘Good Samaritan’ provision of Act 139, friends, loved ones and bystanders are encouraged to call 911 for emergency medical services in the event an overdose is witnessed and to stay with the individual until help arrives. The law offers certain criminal and civil protections to the caller so that they cannot get in trouble for being present, witnessing, and reporting an overdose. Learn more about Act 139.